BJU Earth Science Chapter 16-17: Freshwater

High-gradient streams have few _______.

The region from which water empties into a stream and its tributaries is a ________.

A stream and all its tributaries make up a _______.

Usually has floodplains

A curved water table caused by drawing water from a well

Over time, most lakes will usually...

Located above the main water table and held in place by an impermeable layer

Which of the following contain the greatest amount of earth's fresh water?

For lakes and ponds in middle latitudes, the greatest contrast between surface and bottom temps would be in the _______.

The origin of a stream is its _________.

The water-filled region below the water table

An unusual lake that has an inlet but no outlet is a _______.

With which of the following statements would an old-earth geologist most likely agree?

A measure of the slope of a stream

The lowest level to which a stream can erode

Which of the following is a stream?

In which of the following would you expect to see a narrow, V-shaped cross-section?

Which of the following contain the greatest amount of the earth's liquid fresh surface water?

A smaller stream that feeds a larger stream

The ground with open spaces, unfilled with water, above the water table

The ground directly above the zone of saturation wetted by water from below

Usually has rapids and waterfalls

Water that flows either seasonally or continuously on a distinct course over land

Develops in the channels of low-gradient streams

The most likely reason that an engineer would design and build a levee would be to...

Which of the following is not a place where a lake can form?

The gradient of a stream relates most closely to its ________.

A stream that appears as dotted blue lines on a topographic map is which of the following?

Which of the following can lead to a change of water surface height up to several meters in a short period of time?

The point where a stream flows into another body of water

The level below which the ground is saturated

Is produced by a cutoff